BIOS Settings Glossary version 13 - Alphabetical

BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V13 – November 2009
SDRAM RAS Act. To
Pre.
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
• 8
• 7
• 6
• 5
Selects length of time from read to pre-change.
Corresponds to tRAS, min.
SDRAM RAS#
Precharge
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
• 4
• 3
• 2
Selects the length of time required before accessing a new
row.
SDRAM RAS# to
CAS# delay
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
• 4
• 3
• 2
Selects the number of clock cycles between addressing a
row and addressing a column. Corresponds to tRCD.
SDRAM Timing
Control
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
• Auto
• Manual –
Aggressive
• Manual – User
Defined
A
uto allows timings to be programmed according to the
memory detected.
Manual – Aggressive selects the most aggressive user
defined timings.
Manual – User Defined allows manual override of
detected SDRAM settings.
Second SATA Master Advanced > Drive
Configuration
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this SATA channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
Secondary IDE
Master
Advanced > Drive
Configuration
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
Secondary IDE Slave Advanced > Drive
Configuration
[drive]
Displays the drive installed on this IDE channel. Shows
[None] if no drive is installed.
Secondary SATA
Controller Mode
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel®
Desktop Boards that
include a secondary
SATA controller.
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• IDE
• RAID
Sets the mode for the secondary SATA controller. If RAID
is selected, the Marvell* RAID driver must be installed
Secondary SATA
Controller
This BIOS setting is
present only on Intel®
Desktop Boards that
include a secondary
SATA controller.
Advanced >
Peripheral
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables or disables the secondary SATA controller.